Men's basketball polls, results, schedule
AP top 25
| TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS | |
| 1. | Kentucky (63) | 26-1 | 1,623 | 1 |
| 2. | Syracuse (2) | 27-1 | 1,559 | 2 |
| 3. | Missouri | 25-2 | 1,498 | 3 |
| 4. | Kansas | 22-5 | 1,377 | 4 |
| 5. | Duke | 23-4 | 1,359 | 5 |
| 6. | Michigan St. | 22-5 | 1,317 | 7 |
| 7. | North Carolina | 23-4 | 1,261 | 8 |
| 8. | Ohio St. | 22-5 | 1,139 | 6 |
| 9. | Georgetown | 20-5 | 1,085 | 10 |
| 10. | Marquette | 22-5 | 1,013 | 12 |
| 11. | Michigan | 20-7 | 869 | 17 |
| 12. | Florida | 21-6 | 860 | 14 |
| 13. | Baylor | 22-5 | 859 | 9 |
| 14. | Murray St. | 26-1 | 765 | 16 |
| 15. | Florida St. | 19-7 | 620 | 20 |
| 16. | Wisconsin | 20-7 | 615 | 15 |
| 17. | Louisville | 21-6 | 495 | 19 |
| 18. | New Mexico | 22-4 | 469 | — |
| 19. | Wichita St. | 24-4 | 467 | 24 |
| 20. | Notre Dame | 19-8 | 457 | 23 |
| 21. | UNLV | 22-6 | 325 | 11 |
| 22. | Temple | 21-5 | 281 | — |
| 23. | Indiana | 20-7 | 246 | 18 |
| 24. | San Diego St. | 20-6 | 176 | 13 |
| 25. | Virginia | 20-6 | 153 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Creighton 76, Gonzaga 47, BYU 29, Saint Louis 25, Drexel 13, Harvard 12, Vanderbilt 12, California 11, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 7, Long Beach St. 4, VCU 1.
USA Today-ESPN top 25
| TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS | |
| 1. | Kentucky (31) | 26-1 | 775 | 1 |
| 2. | Syracuse | 27-1 | 744 | 2 |
| 3. | Missouri | 25-2 | 713 | 3 |
| 4. | Duke | 23-4 | 662 | 4 |
| 5. | Kansas | 22-5 | 644 | 5 |
| 6. | Michigan State | 22-5 | 613 | 8 |
| 7. | North Carolina | 23-4 | 592 | 7 |
| 8. | Georgetown | 20-5 | 539 | 9 |
| 9. | Ohio State | 22-5 | 504 | 6 |
| 10. | Marquette | 22-5 | 485 | 13 |
| 11. | Florida | 21-6 | 454 | 12 |
| 12. | Murray State | 26-1 | 416 | 14 |
| 13. | Michigan | 20-7 | 377 | 19 |
| 14. | Baylor | 22-5 | 374 | 10 |
| 15. | Wisconsin | 20-7 | 292 | 17 |
| 16. | Florida State | 19-7 | 290 | 21 |
| 17. | Louisville | 21-6 | 277 | 18 |
| 18. | Notre Dame | 19-8 | 223 | 25 |
| 19. | Wichita State | 24-4 | 183 | NR |
| 20. | UNLV | 22-6 | 174 | 11 |
| 21. | New Mexico | 22-4 | 142 | NR |
| 22. | Temple | 21-5 | 114 | NR |
| 23. | Saint Mary’s | 23-5 | 101 | 16 |
| 24. | Indiana | 20-7 | 81 | 20 |
| 25. | San Diego State | 20-6 | 76 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Virginia 73; Creighton 51; California 21; Gonzaga 13; Saint Louis 11; Harvard 10; Mississippi State 10; Drexel 9; Vanderbilt 9; Kansas State 8; Middle Tennessee 6; Long Beach State 3; Virginia Commonwealth 2; Weber State 2; Iowa State 1; Nevada 1.
Big Ten standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT |
| Michigan State | 11 | 3 | .786 | 22 | 5 | .815 |
| Ohio State | 10 | 4 | .714 | 22 | 5 | .815 |
| Michigan | 10 | 4 | .714 | 20 | 7 | .741 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 5 | .643 | 20 | 7 | .741 |
| Indiana | 8 | 7 | .533 | 20 | 7 | .741 |
| Purdue | 7 | 7 | .500 | 17 | 10 | .630 |
| Northwestern | 6 | 8 | .429 | 16 | 10 | .615 |
| Iowa | 6 | 8 | .429 | 14 | 13 | .519 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 9 | .357 | 17 | 10 | .630 |
| Illinois | 5 | 9 | .357 | 16 | 11 | .593 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 10 | .286 | 12 | 13 | .480 |
| Penn State | 4 | 11 | .267 | 12 | 16 | .429 |
Yesterday’s results
Top 25
Baylor (13) 77, Texas 72
OAC Tournament
First round
Wilmington (5) 76, Otterbein (8) 65
Ohio Northern (6) 56, Mount Union (7) 52
East
Connecticut 73, Villanova 70, OT
Fairfield 60, Marist 49
St. John’s 79, DePaul 72
South
Alabama A&M 81, Alcorn St. 71
Belmont 88, SC-Upstate 79
Delaware St. 74, Hampton 68, 2OT
ETSU 66, Lipscomb 57
Florida A&M 83, SC State 82
Howard 53, Md.-Eastern Shore 51
Jacksonville 73, Kennesaw St. 71
MVSU 56, Texas Southern 53
Norfolk St. 66, Longwood 52
North Florida 75, Mercer 66
Savannah St. 67, Bethune-Cookman 44
Southern U. 55, Alabama St. 53
Today’s games
Big Ten
Illinois at Ohio State (8), 7 p.m.
Michigan at Northwestern, 8 p.m.
Top 25
Kentucky (1) at Mississippi State, 9 p.m.
Kansas State at Missouri (3), 7 p.m.
North Carolina (7) at N.C. State, 8 p.m.
Georgetown (9) at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
New Mexico (18) at Colorado St., 10 p.m.
Virginia (25) at Virginia Tech, 9 p.m.
MAC
Kent State at Miami, 7 p.m.
OAC quarterfinals
Wilmington at Baldwin-Wallace, 7:30 p.m.
Ohio Northern at Marietta, 7:30 p.m.
NCAC quarterfinals
Kenyon (8) at Wittenberg (1), 7:30 p.m.
DePauw (7) at Wooster (2), 7:30 p.m.
Hiram (6) at Ohio Wesleyan (3), 7:30 p.m.
Denison (5) at Wabash (4), 7:30 p.m.
Ohio
Xavier at Massachusetts, 7 p.m.
Central State at Cedarville, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland State at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
East
Vermont at Binghamton, 7 p.m.
Stony Brook at Hartford, 7 p.m.
South
Auburn at Florida, 7 p.m.
Clemson at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.
Wofford at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m.
Miami at Maryland, 8 p.m.
Midwest
Ill.-Chicago at Butler, 7 p.m.
Evansville at Creighton, 8 p.m.
Loyola, Ill. at Valparaiso, 8:05 p.m.
OAC Tournament
Wilmington 76, Otterbein 65
| Otterbein | 27 | 38 | — | 65 |
| Wilmington | 42 | 34 | — | 76 |
O: Louks 1-0-2. Rausch 1-6-8, Van Meter 3-5-11, Davis 3-5-11, Bakenhaster 7-1-15, Yazrombek 1-1-3, Waterwash 1-2-5, Ewing 5-0-10. 3-point goals: Waterwash. Totals: 22-20-65.
W: Bowman 10-4-25, Leppert 1-1-3, Heard 5-3-14, Candella 2-6-10, Vonderhaar 3-0-6, Johnson 1-2-5, Ransome 3-0-7, Bankston 1-2-4, Patterson 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Bowman, Heard, Johnson, Ransome. Totals: 27-18-76.
